Language: Norwegian, Swedish and Danish are so closely related th…

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Did you know? Norwegian, Swedish and Danish are so closely related that speakers can largely understand each other without translation. Officially they are three languages, but linguists call them one "dialect continuum". The biggest differences are in pronunciation — written they look almost identical.

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Norwegian, Swedish and Danish are so closely related that speakers can largely understand each other without translation. Officially they are three languages, but linguists call them one "dialect continuum". The biggest differences are in pronunciation — written they look almost identical.

Noors, Zweeds en Deens zijn zo nauw verwant dat sprekers elkaar grotendeels kunnen verstaan zonder vertaling. Officieel zijn het drie talen, maar taalkundigen noemen ze één "dialect-continuüm". De grootste verschillen zitten in de uitspraak — geschreven zien ze er bijna identiek uit.

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